土 — earth; soil (JLPT N5 kanji)
土
earth; soil
ド・
3 strokesgrade 1 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- ド
- ト
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- つち
Meanings
earthsoil
Words with 土
土曜日どようびSaturday
Appears in these kanji
時ジ・ときtime; hour社シャ・やしろcompany; shrine
者シャ・ものperson
地チearth; ground
場ジョウ・ばplace
経ケイ・へpass through; sutra
法ホウ・のりmethod; law
持ジ・もhold; have
都ト・みやこcapital; city
教キョウ・おしteach
報ホウ・むくreport
考コウ・かんがthink
在ザイ・あexist; be present
増ゾウ・まincrease
特トクspecial
基キ・もとfoundation
勢セイ・いきおforce; momentum
再サイ・ふたたagain
Do not confuse with
士シ・さむらいwarrior; professional
In the vocabulary
土曜日 は 休み です。
Saturday is a day off.
How to remember it
土Imagine a mound of earth standing on the ground. The lower horizontal line is longer than the upper one; compare 士.